MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Network Administrator to join our team in Chantilly, VA. This is an onsite position.
The candidate will be part of a Network Engineering team for our federal customer and will provide Network administration for a large Cisco enterprise environment, which consists of classified, and top-secret networks. The team ensures the availability of a reliable / robust network transport infrastructure that provides data protection for information delivered across strategic, operational and tactical boundaries.
Responsibilities
- Configures, Installs, supports and / or maintains LANs and / or WANs; evaluates and recommends networking product and software upgrades and also Configuring CISCO NXOS / IOS at both switch and router.
- Performs technical analyses of software, hardware and transmission facilities using various diagnostic tools in support of efficient network operations.
- Monitors data traffic and controls network resource performance to ensure high-quality transmission.
- Identifies, diagnoses, and resolves technical problems related to network failure / integrity.
- Proactive monitoring and reporting of all network devices, services, overall health of the network using a combination of tools to ensure high availability and SLA’s.
- Assist the Help Desk in network troubleshooting and act as the primary support for all network related issues.
- Strong desire to discover the root cause of complex problems and communicate them effectively across IT disciplines and Management.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree (1½ year experience is equivalent to 1 year of college)3 or more years’ experience in Network AdministrationStrong knowledge of networking : TCP / IP, VLANS, Ethernet, switching, routing, and routing protocols (BGP / OSPF), 802.1Q, and DNS, SNMP, TACACS, Access Control listKnowledge of Type 1 encryptors, TACLANES used to provide isolation and added security for the network transport and enterprise services.Experience working directly with Government customerTechnical writing and documentation / diagram skills (MS Visio / MS Word / MS Excel)Performs rack-mounting and de-installing communications equipment and associated cabling.Preferred Qualifications :
Network +CCNASecurity +Required Clearance :
Must hold an active Top-Secret / SCI Clearance to be considered and be willing / able to obtain a CI Poly.Physical Requirements :
The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations.